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Though they were not trained naturalists, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in their explorations of North America in the early nineteenth century came across enough unfamiliar birds, mammals, and reptiles to fill a zoo. In keeping with President Jefferson's orders they took careful note of 122 species and subspecies that were unknown to science and in many cases native only to the West. Clark made sketches of any particularly intriguing creature. He and Lewis also collected animal hides and horns and bird skins with such care that a few of them were still intact nearly two centuries later. While Lewis and Clark failed to meet the mythological monsters reputed to dwelt in the West, they did unearth the bones of a 45 - foot dinosaur. Furthermore, some of the living beasts they did come upon, such as the woolly mountain goat and the grizzly bear, were every bit as odd or as fearsome as any myth. In their collector's enthusiasm, they even floated a prairie dog out of its burrow by pouring in five barrelfuls of water, then shipped the frisky animal to Jefferson alive and yelping.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) President Jefferson's pets
(B) Collector's techniques for capturing wildlife
(C) Discovery of animal species by Lewis and Clark
(D) Jobs for trained naturalists
2. "In keeping with" in line 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?
(A) Following (B) Managing (C) Retaining (D) Delaying
3. It can be inferred from the passage that President Jefferson ordered Lewis and Clark to
(A) bring back animals for a zoo (B) train to be naturalists
(C) compile sketches for a book (D) record newly discovered species of animals
4. In line 8, what does the word "they" refer to?
(A) Lewis and Clark (B) Dinosaur bones
(C) Mythological monsters (D) Western dwellers
5. The author compares which of the following animals to mythological monsters?
(A) The grizzly bear (B) The prairie dog (C) A tropical bird (D) A poisonous reptile
6. According to the passage, Lewis and Clark poured water into a prairie dog's burrow because they wanted to
(A) bathe the animal (B) capture the animal
(C) give the animal water (D) teach the animal to float
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